Original scientific paper

Nikola Tesla and his era

Stipe Kutleša orcid.org/0009-0006-3376-1334 ; Institute for Philosophy, Ulica grada Vukovara 54, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia *

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

This paper presents the time in which Nikola
Tesla lived and worked. This was a period of
about ninety years, from the second half of the
19th century to approximately the second half
of the 20th century. Given the abundant literature
on Tesla, especially about his life, work, and
inventions, in this paper the social, political, scientific,
and technical conditions in the world, Europe,
and Croatia are emphasized. The religious
and church conditions in Tesla’s time, as well as
religious, ecclesiastical, ethnic, and national circumstances
before Tesla’s birth are also considered.
Although a lot has been written about Tesla,
not all data are credible and there are still many
questions that need to be resolved. Since many
claims about Tesla have become almost „dogmatic
truths,” those need to be re-examined in
light of new knowledge, and some common but unfounded conclusions revised. This work does
not answer all these questions, but it encourages
the continuation of serious research with the
aim of obtaining the most objective and truthful
picture of Tesla. Some questions about Tesla and
some circumstances of Tesla’s life will remain
unanswered and a mystery. As Tesla belongs first
and foremost to all of humanity, his origins and
understanding of his environment are important,
and they should be portrayed as such.

Keywords

Nikola Tesla; Croatia; identity; natural science and technology; socio-political religious circumstances

Hrčak ID:

347596

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/347596

Publication date:

30.10.2026.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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